Beacon Copy Editor/Sr. Reporter Job at University of Portland in Portland

Position Details

Position Information

Job Title
Beacon Copy Editor/Sr. Reporter

Department
Student Activities

Terms and Hours
Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

Job Category
Student Stipend

Hourly Wage
Monthly Stipend Payment ($2,200/year)

Job Summary

This is not a Student Employment Position. This is a student volunteer experience. Volunteer experience participants receive monthly stipend payments.The ideal candidate

• Has excellent writing and critical thinking skills
• Is dependable on deadlines and responsive to all editing requests
• Is insatiably curious, creative, and proactive about learning
• Is a good listener
• Is considerate, ethical, and emotionally mature
• Does not shy away from a challenge
• Manages time well; thrives on a busy schedule
• Reads journalistic media for fun and curiosity
• Is excited about multimedia as well as writing
• Is a go-getter, strives for excellence, naturally goes above and beyond what's expected
• Collaborates and communicates well in a team setting
• Is flexible in temperament, especially in breaking news situations
• Is open to instruction

Please apply using this link: https://www.upbeacon.com/page/online-application

Core Duties
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• Attends staff meetings Monday and Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. unless there is a conflict with a class and the editor-in-chief approves the absence in advance. Beacon staffers are strongly discouraged from registering for classes that meet during those times.
• Serves on Editorial Board and attends its weekly meetings on Wednesday nights.
• Plays leadership role as directed by adviser and editor-in-chief during Beacon Boot Camp training in August.
• Fulfills all reporter duties as listed in News (or Sports) Reporter job description.
• Acts as a leader/coach in team-reporting assignments.
• Initiates enterprise and in-depth reporting, including multimedia.
• Copyedits all Beacon articles on deadline for AP style, grammar, punctuation, syntax, etc.
• Studies and learns AP style over the summer.
• Becomes proficient in AP style, edits accordingly, and mentors editors in AP style as needed.
• Contributes two story ideas each week.

• Please apply using this link: https://www.upbeacon.com/page/online-application

Minimum Qualifications

• May not be employed by UP Marketing or UP Athletics or on ASUP
• You must have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Has served previously on The Beacon staff.

Physical Requirements

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
SE940-2023

Number of Vacancies
1

Estimated Start Date
08/17/2026

Open Date
02/11/2026

Close Date
08/10/2026